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Bandits have killed a police officer and abducted 23 others after coordinated attacks on Ungwan Maje and Ungwan Laka villages in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen reportedly invaded the villages in the early hours of Wednesday morning, firing at residents who were still asleep in their homes. According to eyewitness, the assailants first attacked Ungwan Maje where they kidnapped 16 persons, mostly women and children. The gunmen later proceeded to the Ungwan Laka community where they gruesomely murdered a mobile police officer identified as Joshua Markus. Bandits strike again, abduct 18 in Kaduna community Reports say that…

Armed bandits have abducted 18 persons who were on their way to Lagos from Ondo state. The assailants reportedly attacked the bus along the Idoani-Ifira Akoko axis in the northern senatorial district of the state. According to reports, the bus was forced to halt on a bad part of the Idoani-Ifira road in Akoko South East Local Government Area of the State where the heavily-armed men had positioned themselves waiting to strike. It was gathered that the gunmen fired their weapons to scare away villagers and other motorists who fled into nearby bushes. Keyamo condoles with Sowore over brother’s death…

– Proposes AU, UN, Commonwealth others simultaneously suspend nations where military seizes power  -Nigeria wants West African countries to respect their own constitutions  -Only free, fair, transparent elections welcome, VP adds  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must set up measures to prevent coups d’etat in the sub region, as well as the continent at large. The VP stated this while representing President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday at a virtual Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS member-states on the political developments in the Republics of Guinea…

President Muhammadu Buhari has landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the capital of Imo state for the commissioning of projects on Thursday. Buhari was received by state officials and other dignitaries. Few days ago, Governor Hope Uzodinma revealed that the President will be in Imo today, to commission some “significant projects” executed by his administration. Thousands of Igbo youths will welcome Buhari to Imo – Ohanaeze Ndigbo “While in Abuja, I secured approval for President Muhammadu Buhari to visit Imo on Thursday, Sept. 9, to commission some significant projects put together by the Shared Prosperity Administration,” the governor…

PSG are interested in 28-year-old Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, who has less than a year left on his Chelsea contract. (Le10Sport – in French) Manchester United have identified West Ham’s England international Declan Rice, 22, as their first-choice midfield target in next summer’s transfer window. (Manchester Evening News) Real Madrid will target Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 33, if they fail to sign 21-year-old Norway forward Erling Braut Haaland from Borussia Dortmund next summer. (AS – in Spanish) Real Madrid and a number of top Premier League teams are keeping close tabs on Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho, 19. The Portugal-born attacker, who has six caps for England Under-18s, has less than a year left on his…

The international governing body of football, FIFA has countered the claim by Nigeria Football Federation, NFF that Ahmed Musa has 100 caps. FIFA insisted that he has only 98 caps to his name, after featuring in the Nigeria vs Cape Verde 2022 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The latest development comes after the NFF president, Amaju Pinnick promised N10m to Ahmed Musa, for reaching such an outstanding feat. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has admitted its error in its compilation of Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa’s record. In a statement on Wednesday, the NFF said FIFA was right in its…

An official of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) who was identified as Chukwu Odiahu has been stoned to death by unknown persons in Okene, Kogi State. According to a source who spoke with Daily Trust, the victim was stoned to death after he closed from work on Tuesday evening. The late Odiahu worked in engineering department of NTA station in Okene. Reports say that the staff members on duty at the time of the incident have been arrested, however, the assailants have not yet been identified. “They are currently helping the police in their investigation at the Divisional Office of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Senator Basheer Mohammed. The director was fired less than four months after he was appointed head of the agency. The NAPTIP boss’ dismissal was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Wednesday, who added that the president had approved Fatima Waziri-Azi as Mohammed’s replacement. The president’s media aide revealed that Waziri-Azi’s appointment was based on the recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya…

A Police officer has been shot dead by his colleague at Warawa Divisional Police Headquarters in Kano. The victim identified as Sergeant Basharu Alhassan was reportedly shot by one Inspector Ya’u Yakubu. The Kano state police command confirmed the incident through its spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who added that the victim was rushed to Wudil General Hospital where he was pronounced dead by the medical personnnel on duty. The spokesman said that the suspect was apprehended and taken to the State CID, where he will be subjected to medical test to determine his medical fitness as ordered by the state’s…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 charged the International and Local Non-Governmental Organizations to provide the anti-graft agency with the ‘‘lists of beneficiaries’’ of the funds provided for ‘Internally Displaced Persons’ as mandated by law to help in combating  money laundering and terrorism financing in the Northeast. The Director, Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, which is domiciled in the EFCC, Daniel Isei gave the charge at an interactive meeting with the Nigeria INGO Forum at the Grand Pinnacle Luxury Hotel, Maiduguri, Borno State. ‘‘The lists required from the INGOs and NGOs will…